Bio 115 - Marine Biology Study Guide - Lecture Exam 4 (5/21/14)
Vocabulary words & relationships:
Intertidal zonation & trophic levels
Competition (space, resources, etc)
Importance of detritous
Suspension, deposit, filter feeders
Keystone species (keystone predator)
Succession
Estuary types
Euryhaline
Stenohaline
Brackish
Osmoconformers
Osmoregulators
Anadromous
Catadromous
Primary production
Decomposition
Fringing, barrier and atoll
Fore reef & back reef
Spur and groove
Lagoon
Windward & Leeward
Calcareous algae
Zooxanthellae
Symbiotic
Parasitic, commensal & mutualistic
Epipelagic
Mesopelagic
Deep sea
Aphotic & photic
Eutrophication
Echolocation
Invasive species concept
Mitigation
Regulation
Enforcement
Fisheries
Exploitation
Sustainable yields
Gill nets, trawls, long-lines, purse seines
Mariculture
Possible Essay Questions and topics of Ecological Interactions:
Compare and contrast a fringing reef and a barrier reef. In addition, explain the
process of reef formation on a volcanic island from a fringing reef to an atoll.
Describe the physical characteristics and trophic system of the intertidal community.
Describe the physical characteristics and trophic system of the estuary community.
Describe the physical characteristics and trophic system of the coral reef community.
Describe the physical characteristics and trophic system of the Deep communities.
Invasive species concepts (mitigation, cleanup, economic impact).
Human impact of pollution such as oil spills, plastics, etc (mitigation, cleanup,
economic impact).
Describe the human impact of burning fossil fuels & increasing the amount of CO2 in
the atmosphere.
What does this do to global temperatures?
How does this impact our oceans?
How does this impact the marine trophic levels?
Exam Necessities:
Pencil, eraser, Scantron 882, rested and prepared minds,,,,Good luck and study hard.